Hosu Gwak

Research

Hosu's research focuses on surfactant-silica mesostructured materials with proteorhodopsin(PR) incorporated, along with the alignment of mesostructures. The aim is to understand the self-assembly behavior of complex multicomponent system determining the final mesostructures and to characterize the material in atomic scale.

Education

• 2015 - 2021: B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• 2021 - present: Graduate Student Researcher, Chemistry, University of California - Santa Barbara (Coadvisors: Prof. Songi Han and Prof. Bradley Chmelka)

Experience

• 2019 - 2020: Undergraduate Researcher, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Advisor: Prof. Siyoung Choi)
• 2020 - 2021: Undergraduate Researcher, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Advisor: Prof. Sheng Li)

Awards

• 2019: Dean's List (Spring & Fall), Engineering Department
• 2020: Dean's List (Spring), Engineering Department
• 2019: Department Honors Scholarship (Spring & Fall)
• 2019: National Science & Technology Scholarship (Fall)
• 2019 - 2021: Member of Young Engineers Honor Society